Table of Contents
New FIRE Video: College Professor Censors Anti-Obama Comment on Free Speech Wall
Last year, college censorship took a turn for the ridiculous when a professor at Sam Houston State University vandalized a student-sponsored “free speech wall” with a box-cutting knife to remove anti-President Obama speech he didn’t like. When the students complained about the vandalism to the campus police, the police took the professor’s side and demanded still more censorship, leading students to dismantle the wall. Morgan Freeman, the student who organized the protest, recounts this amazing and disturbing story in FIRE’s latest video. (Warning: strong language.)
Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
Trump’s calls to investigate pollster put First Amendment at risk
President-elect Donald Trump called for an investigation after Des Moines Register pollster Ann Selzer predicted just days before the election that he would lose Iowa by three points.
FIRE statement on D.C. Circuit's decision to uphold TikTok ban
The First Amendment analysis in the D.C. Circuit decision is driven by a troubling deference to the government’s characterization of TikTok’s alleged threat to national security.
Want to view art at East Tennessee State? You’ll have to sign a waiver first
Eastern Tennessee State University defends controversial art exhibit but requires viewers to give up anonymity and sign waiver if they want to enter.
FLAGGED FOR REMOVAL: New Jersey resident ejected from town council meeting for displaying American flag and U.S. Constitution
Shutting down protected speech to preserve ‘decorum’ is still a First Amendment violation.